S. P. S. Squash
Row
J
-
A. Be ld en ; D. Go rdo n ,
Captain:
D. Saywa rd ; A. De land .
Row
2 - R. Lloyd ; Mr. W. Adams,
Coach:
D. Smith .
The S. P. S . squash tearn suffe red thro ugh a bad
year. Afte r winning two o f the ir first fo ur
matches, they dro pped the remainin g con test , as
the se a o n dragged o n . But tho ugh a ll of the ir
victo ries we re 3 - 2 win s, the team did 10 e more
than the ir share o f close o nes.
The o nly bright spots o f the seaso n were
Cap ta in Dan Go rdan and Dave Sayward a t nos. I
and 2 with reco rd s of 8 - 5 and 6 - 6 , respect ive ly .
Go rdon pla ye d tllro ugh an errat ic ea o n winnin g
some to ugh vic to ries, but then losin g to easier
o ppositio n. Saywa rd made the d iffi cult jump from
the 6th positi o n to numbe r 2, and did it quite
succe'!.'!.fuUy.
The team grea te t wea kness was its lac k o f
de pth ; fo r beyo nd the eco nd po iti o n S . P. S.
could count few vi c to ries. Al Be lden a nd Al
De land a t nos. 3 a nd 4 fo ught va lia ntl y , b ut were
unable to come up with many ma tches. Darry l
Smith , Ro bin Ll oyd , and at Whee lwright , all in
the ir rookie seaso n , each needed a year of
ex perie nce . With thi s year unde r the ir be lt they
will provide the nucle us of nex t year's team . Smith
wa s a speed y compe titor , and he wo rked h is way
up the ladd er to ca ptu re the no . 5 spot fo r the
who le seaso n : Lloyd pro vided a few c lose ma tches,
no ta bly at Middle sex whe re he 10 t by a poi n t : and
Whee lwri ght playe d good a ll - around ba ll , giv ing
a good account of h imse lf a t no . 7 . Be hind them i
a no the r cro p o f 3 rd . 4 th , and 5th fo rmer who
could easil y he lp produce a
good team next
year.
Thus, this yea r migh t bes t be termed a bu ild ing
year.
D. F. G.
